Graham Norton was paid £3.23 million by his production company in 2019.
Graham Norton
The BBC star, who saw an increase of £262,755 on the previous year, pulled in more than the broadcaster's official top earner Gary Lineker, who had £1.75 million in 2019/20.
According to the Daily Mirror newspaper, Graham earned an additional £725,000 from his BBC Radio 2 salary.
Newly-released accounts for his So Television production company - which was sold to ITV Studios for £17 million in 2012 - reveal he was paid "presenter fees, production fees and royalties".
Graham remains as a director of the firm, which gets most of its income from his BBC chat show.
However, the company also produces other programmes, including Channel 5's 'Blind Date'.
His salary has been unveiled as part of the company's annual report, which goes up to December 31, 2019.
The full £3.23 million also includes money from his show being sold around the world.
As noted in the accounts: "'The Graham Norton Show' continued to perform very well in sales and ratings, both in the UK and internationally.”
The show continued to broadcast during lockdown, with guests interviewed via video link before restrictions eased and they were able to return to the studio.
So Television added: "Taking account of reasonably possible downsides and the anticipated impact of Covid-19 on the operations and its financial resources, the company will have sufficient funds to meet its liabilities.”
Since the end of 2019, Graham has quit his BBC radio programme and moved to Virgin, although the station doesn't have to disclose its salaries.
He has been vocal against the Beeb's decision to publish its stars' pay, and insisted people would be shocked about the "disparity between ITV and the BBC".
Graham previously argued: "That’s what’s odd about this situation, for the top 20 of us at the BBC. For some reason MPs want to know what famous people at the BBC earn.
“If they could get ITV to tell them what Phillip Schofield gets, they would love to know. Also, I have to say, what would really shock the public is to discover the disparity between ITV and BBC. People would go, ‘Wow!’”
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